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# Terraforming Point

To terraform Mars, two resources are necessary: “Population" and Terraforming Point”

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Terraforming Point is a point system indicating the level of necessary resources where the environment of Mars is self-sufficiently inhabitable for humans

* A single type of resource can be collected per one tract of land
* Acquire resources necessary for terraforming by exchanging resources with other users
* Terraforming points increase when certain resources and certain quantities are acquired